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Amazon contractor charged after unoccupied van hit, killed Surrey woman

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Oct, 2023 10:17 AM
  • Amazon contractor charged after unoccupied van hit, killed Surrey woman

25-year-old, Joe Kurian, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after an unoccupied cargo truck hit and killed a pedestrian in Surrey, B.C.

Police say the woman was walking on the sidewalk on Dec.15, 2020, when the vehicle ran her down.

Kurian, had been delivering parcels for Amazon, and the company said in a statement then that it was working with police and its delivery-service partner as they investigated.

The RCMP said at the time the unoccupied van rolled into traffic, where it hit another vehicle before running into Surrey woman and mother of 2, Paramjit Masutta. 

Sgt. Tom Boyce, with the RCMP's criminal collision investigation team, says in a statement the woman's death was a devastating loss for her family, and has also impacted many people within the community.

Police said at the time of the crash Kurian responsible for the unoccupied vehicle was distraught about what happened and co-operated with police.

Photo courtesy of CTV News Vancouver

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